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I'll be in Louisville Kentucky in three weeks and would appreciate some local knowledge. Any thoughts on breweries/brewpubs/taprooms that would be worth visiting? Also, any restaurant recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I'll be in town for three days so I can visit multiple sites.Thanks,

coastsidemike

I travel often; I always inquire about the $1 AHA discount when visiting craft breweries because it's fun to do so. Usually servers have no idea what the AHA is and react in a skeptical fashion.

I dropped into Bluegrass because it was convenient. With Bluegrass, when I asked about the discount the reception was warm and many samples were given. They knew their beers. One thing in particular is that they said the downtown restaurant beers are filtered whereas with their main location it would not be the case, and that beer enthusiasts would seek out their main brewing location (it's a bit off the tourist path).

Beers were excellent but not overly hoppy in aroma (usually what I'm looking for), and included a casked ale; the food was excellent and affordably priced. Looking forward to visiting again.

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musseldoc

Two must visit places are the Holy Grale and Sergio's; the Louisville Beer Store is pretty good too. My favorite breweries are BBC and Cumberland; both serve excellent food btw. We also have a Gordon Biersch if you like lagers.

coastsidemike

I know a few homebrewers who are making the move to a full-time brewing; With Apocalypse they are making their own equipment, brewing and distributing at their own pace, on their own dime. Uniquely DIY (solar?), very inspirational. Happy customers, nice selection to boot.

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musseldoc

The folks at Apocalypse are excellent people. They are all 10+ year homebrew club members who started their own brewery. Unfortunately, they still work real jobs and are only open on Fridays and Saturdays.

The only place I know of to get your AHA discount is BJ's. They have good food and beer, but are pretty for away from the main beer scene here.

Ok, I know this is way late and I've been warned. But for anybody else headed through Louisville -maybe this summer. Two things to remember - 1. Bourbon. You can get whiskey anywhere. 2. Doc Crow's BBQ on Main Street. Just down the street from the ball park. And yes, only baseball is played in a park.

I don't remember Doc's beer selection being incredible, but the food. Man...

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